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Thai-inspired spicy chicken and rice

Thai-style spicy chicken rice

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Fragrant rice cooked with golden-fried chicken, mild spices, and fried onions, served with bird’s eye chili and cilantro: a complete dish.

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Recipe from ร้อยตรี โชคดี, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Khao mok kai is a unique dish of rice and chicken, with a mild, spiced flavor. It is very popular in Thailand, particularly in areas with a Muslim influence.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in a rice cooker
  • Estimated cost$3.78 $0.95 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.87
  • $0.53
  • $0.04
  • $0.01
  • $0.28
  • $0.20
  • $0.38
  • $0.42
  • $0.92
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Marinate the chicken with cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, ginger, kawan leaves, shallots, and yi-wa.
  2. Place the butter in the rice cooker with the shallots, and cook the fried chicken over medium heat until it is golden brown. Drain it.
  3. Pour the rice into the rice cooker, add the water, then the spices and the partially cooked chicken.
  4. Once the rice and chicken are cooked, arrange them on a plate and garnish with cilantro and chopped bird’s eye chili. Add fried onions to taste. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Thai-style spicy chicken rice

  • 2 cups of rice (300g)$0.87
  • 1/2 cup of oil$0.53
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.01
  • 2 tablespoons of ginger$0.28
  • 2 tablespoons of shallots$0.20
  • 2 tablespoons of garlic$0.38
  • 3 tablespoons of butter$0.42
  • French-fried onions$0.92
  • chili bird (chili pepper)$0.13

Total$3.78

that's $0.95 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of rice (300g)
  • 4 chicken drumsticks
  • 1/2 cup of oil
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 2 sheets of kawan
  • 2 tablespoons of ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons of shallots
  • 2 tablespoons of garlic
  • 3 tablespoons of butter
  • 500 ml of water
  • French-fried onions
  • chili bird (chili pepper)
  • cilantro, for decoration

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